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Enhanced magneto-optical effects in magnetoplasmonic crystals

Nat Nanotechnol. 2011 Apr 24;6(6):370-6. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2011.54.

Abstract

Plasmonics allows light to be localized on length scales much shorter than its wavelength, which makes it possible to integrate photonics and electronics on the nanoscale. Magneto-optical materials are appealing for applications in plasmonics because they open up the possibility of using external magnetic fields in plasmonic devices. Here, we fabricate a new magneto-optical material, a magnetoplasmonic crystal, that consists of a nanostructured noble-metal film on top of a ferromagnetic dielectric, and we demonstrate an enhanced Kerr effect with this material. Such magnetoplasmonic crystals could have applications in telecommunications, magnetic field sensing and all-optical magnetic data storage.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation*
  • Electronics
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Magnetics
  • Metals / chemistry
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Ferric Compounds
  • Metals
  • ferrite
  • Gold